SOLOMON Islands very own social entrepreneur and communications designer, Millicent Barty has been announced as an Obama Foundation Scholar, in a statement on Wednesday. She is among the fourth cohort of Obama Scholars who joins two groups of 12 emerging leaders from around the world to study at Columbia University and the University of Chicago,…
AS more and more people become eager to hear and study God’s word through the Bible, the Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Church has decided to train some of their members to become missionaries by being a preacher and to be able to conduct Bible studies. This is because of the shortage of ordained Adventist pastors in…
A WOMEN’s council had been formed in ward 15, eastern region of Malaita Province last week. The establishment of the women’s body was hailed as a history for women in that region to finally register its own council and become a member of Malaita Provincial Council of Women. The new set up was also described…
THE Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) the Most Reverend Leonard Dawea visited Southern and Arekwa regions of the Diocese of Malaita from 13th to 20th August. He visited, Hoasiteimwane parish hosted by Manepora community, Sa’a Parish and Walande Parish in Small Malaita region and Marou Parish hosted by Potani’u and Waroha Parish…
IMPROVING the economic status of women in the country is a policy priority of the government. This was according to Minister for the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs (MWYCFA), Freda Rangirei during the Australian Government’s partnership with Solomon Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA) through Women’s Economic Empowerment in a Business Networking…
CHARLES Elliot Fox, a populated community high school (CHS) in the southern region of Malaita is yet to fully resume its academic classes for this semester. This is because most of its teaching staff from both primary and secondary are yet to return to the school following the end of the mid-year break, it was…
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has warned people not to abuse or threaten our front liners. Speaking during his nationwide address on Monday, the Prime Minister said he was informed that some members of the public are abusing and threatening our vaccination teams. “Please respect our front liners as they are doing their duty to protect…
Guadalcanal Province Premier, Francis Sade has reportedly signed a contract for the supply of exercise books for the Guadalcanal Provincial Schools in return for a commission, according to documents obtained by the Solomon Star. The document, sighted by this paper showed Premier Sade signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with road construction firm, NAYA Company…
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will be conducting a Render Safe Procedure task at AJ gravel site, from 8am to 2pm at the upper Lungga River in East of Honiara, Tuesday. Officer In-charge (OIC) EOD team, Inspector Clifford Tunuki says, “This was in response to a UXO…
THE long shadow of fear which gripped Honiara prior to the outbreak of the so-called ethnic tension some two decades ago returned on Monday as a group demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare stood firm on their demand. Members of the group, numbering in their hundreds assembled in various parts of the city,…